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INSIDE VIEW

TOP: The First Class cabin on
Saudi Arabian Airline’s new
Boeing 777-ER300s which started
operations in November, 2016. The
12 First Class cabins feature sliding
doors for privacy, a 24” HD display,
fully-flat bed and touch screen seat
controls
BOTTOM: A collaboration between
a new entrant in aircraft seating,
LIFT by Encore and Boeing has
resulted in the new Tourist Class
seat for the 737 MAX

emerged as a new challenger in the aircraft
seating segment and in October 2016
announced that it had received orders from
its first two customers for the new Tourist
Class Seating for fitment on the Boeing 737
MAX. The new generation seats are available
for in-line and retrofit and in an industry
first were designed by the firm specifically
to complement the 737 Boeing Sky Interior.
LIFT and Boeing have collaborated on the
seat, which is being to 737 MAX customers
directly by Boeing. The Tourist Class seats
will also be available in wide range of pre-
certified options. Deliveries commence later
this year.
Wireless In-Flight Entertainment
Developments are also underfoot with
regards to wireless In-Flight Entertainment
(IFE) and Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia)
Emery also hints that the most exciting part will be introducing the latest wireless IFE
of the 777X interior will be the tremendous technology into the region. Wireless content
flexibility regarding available configurations streaming is the next step towards improving
and interior appointments, that will allow the passenger inflight experience and Saudia
airlines to better differentiate themselves is the launch customer for Airbus subsidiary,
against the competition. Greater efforts are KID-Systeme’s SKYfi Club platform. It will
also now being taken to inform airlines about be the first airline in the region to offer
the capabilities of the LED cabin lighting streaming capability and inflight Wi-Fi.
systems to better enable them to take The airline has selected the systems to
advantage of the systems and operate them be installed on its fleet of 20 A330s and
to full capacity. 30 A320s. The first A330 was delivered in
U.S. commercial aircraft seating August, last year. Presently, installation of
manufacturer LIFT by EnCore has rapidly SKYfi systems on Saudi’s A330s is underway
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